 | Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...the king of woody Morvcn. ' Thy fword is a beam of might by thy fide : thy fpear is a fir that defies the ftorm. The varied face of the moon is not broader...rolling fea:— the children will fay, " We fee a fhip ; perhaps it rs the king " of Balclutha." The tear ftarts from their mo* It was a cuflora among... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...friendfhip which frtbfi ftcd between their anceftors. G 3 fide; fide : thy fpear is a pine that defies the ftorm. The varied face of the moon is not broader than thy fhield. Ruddy is thy fece of youth ! foft the ringlets of thy hair ! But this tree may fall ; and his memory be forgot !... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1783 - 274 pages
...youth J foft the ringlets of thy hair 4 — But this tree may fall ; and his memory be forgot J— The daughter of the ftranger will be fad, and look...rolling fea :— the children will fay, « We fee a ship ; « perhaps it is the king ofBaldutha. »The tear ftarts from their mother's eye. Her thoughts... | |
 | Celts - 1784 - 432 pages
...monuments of the, friendship which fubfif\ed between their anceftors. fide: thy fpear is a pine that defies the ftorm. The varied face of the moon is not broader...forgot! The daughter of the ftranger will be fad, looking to the rolling fea-; the children w}ll fay, " We fee a fhip; perhaps it is the king of Balclutha."... | |
 | Ossian - 1790 - 446 pages
...king king of woody Morven. Thy fword is a beam of 'fire by thy fide : thy fpear is a pine that defies the ftorm. The varied face of the moon is not broader than thy fliield. Ruddy is thy face of youth ! foft the ringlets of thy hair ! But this tree may fall ; and... | |
 | Ossian - 1801 - 338 pages
...woody Morven. Thy fword is a beam of fire by thy fide : thy fpear is a pine that defies the florm. The varied face of the moon is not broader than thy fhield. Ruddy is thy face of y6uth ! foft the ringlets of thy hair ! But this tree may fall ; and his memory be forgot! The daughter... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1803 - 352 pages
...subsisted between their ancestors. moon is not broader than thy shield. Ruddy is thy face of youth ! soft the ringlets of thy hair! But this tree may fall; and his memory be forgot! The daughter of the stranger will be sad, looking to the rolling sea: the children will say, " We see a ship; perhaps it... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...old. The varied face of the moon is not broader than thy shield JI. Ruddy is thy face of youth ! soft the ringlets of thy hair ! But this tree may fall; and his memory be forgot ! The daughter of the stranger will be sad, looking to the rolling sea : the children will say, " We see a ship ; perhaps... | |
 | Ossian - 1806 - 366 pages
...different families, as monuments of the friendship which subsisted between their ancestors. youth! soft the ringlets of thy hair! But this tree may fall; and his memory be forgot! The daughter of the stranger will be sad, looking to the rolling sea : the children will say, " We see a ship; perhaps... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 458 pages
...the friendship which subsisted between their ancestors. thy shield. Ruddy is thy face of youth ! soft the ringlets of thy hair ! But this tree may fall ; and his memory he forgot ! The daughter of the stranger will be sad, looking to the rolling sea : the children will... | |
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The tear starts from their mother's eye ; her thoughts are of him who sleeps in Morven." Such were the words of the king when Ullin came to the mighty Carthon. He threw down... 
